Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot Study Using a Pulse Oximeter Derived Photo-plethysmographic Waveform to Guide Hemodialysis Ultrafiltration

Lead Sponsor:

Intelomed, Inc.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centers for Dialysis Care, Inc

Conditions:

Intradialytic Hypotension

Hypervolemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to use the photo-plethysmographic \[PPG\] waveform signal to guide the dialysis and ultrafiltration \[UF\] of chronic maintenance hemodialysis patients, and to further the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>18 years
  • On dialysis \> 6 months with a stable dialysis program
  • Consistent achievement of a spKt/V ≥ 1.2
  • HGB ≥ 10 gm% ± ESA support
  • Consistent failure to achieve a post weight ≤ dry weight + 0.5Kg
  • Able to give informed consent directly
  • Frequent hypotensive reactions (≥ 1 / treatment in 4 of last 8 treatments)
  • Symptoms of hypotension
  • Intervention administered because of IDH (saline, "turn downs, early termination, trendelenberg position)
  • Drop in BP irrespective of symptoms. SBP \< 90 mmHG intra or post HD if pre SBP was \> 110 mmHG; SBP \< 85 mmHG or 15 mmHG drop from start if starting BP ≤ 110 mmHG.
  • Or judged by the nursing staff to be difficult to achieve dry weight.

Exclusion

  • Dialysis Catheter Access that may interfere with continuous data collection, per PI determination. (Catheter access is a relative exclusion based on the history of catheter performance.)
  • Cognitive Impairment precluding cooperation, and consent
  • Restless or unlikely to wear the monitor head-band
  • Too unstable in the judgment of their nephrologist to be included in a study of this nature.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02264522

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

August 30 2016

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Centers for Dialysis Care - East

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106